FEDERAL ACTION
Congressional Leaders Share Transportation Priorities -AASHTO Journal
Can 15-Minute Cities Work in America? –CityLab
US drivers logged more miles than ever in 2023 -Spectrum News 1
EPA finalizes stronger standards for harmful soot pollution, significantly increasing health and clean air protections for families, workers, and communities -EPA (media release)
NEPA
New York’s $15 Congestion Pricing Aims for Mid-June Start Date –CityLab
Dear Colleague Letter: FTA highlights importance of adhering to NEPA Schedules –FTA
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Georgia Ports working to block private port nearby citing traffic concerns -WJCL-TV
California recommends changes to leasing properties under freeways after major fire –AP
The Greening of Transportation: We’ll need new inventions and novel adaptations to decarbonize the sector -IEEE Spectrum
New indoor EV charging station in San Francisco offers a glimpse into the future –AP
Shell permanently closes all of its hydrogen refueling stations for cars in California -Hydrogen Insight
Lawsuit sparked by recent Tahoe Regional Planning Agency decisions -Tahoe Daily Journal
AIR QUALITY
To Sell Congestion Pricing Plans, Don’t Mention Climate Change -Government Technology
USPS announces 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets -Parcel and Postal Technology International
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Sustaining Rosa Parks’ Struggle for Transit Equity -The Good Men Project
Want to reform housing? Take a look at parking -Route Fifty
NATURAL RESOURCES
On the Issues: Natural Gas Pause, Clean Energy Equity, and More -Resources.org
The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world –PNAS
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Los Angeles once had its very own wooden freeway for bikes. Then came the cars – SFGate
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Public health and urban planning go hand in hand. Why aren’t we doing more to promote cycling? -Healthy Debate
New Infrastructure Projects Aim to Enhance Walkability in Houston -Greater Houston Partnership
What Vision Zero Has And Hasn’t Accomplished -NPR’s Consider This (podcast)
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRB’s Transportation Symposium on Environment, Energy, and Livable Economies –TRB
The Drive for Dollars: How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities -University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Processing of Department of the Army Permits; Procedures for the Protection of Historic Properties -Army Corps of Engineers (Proposed rule)
Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Membership for the U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee -Maritime Administration (Notice of solicitation for membership)